cht@athena.mit.edu (Chester Liu) (02/13/90)
Here's a question for y'all who know about the SE/30 upgrade: Is it better if I shell out $1300 for a SE/30 upgrade (university discount), or should I get a '030 16MHz accelerator board (such as the $700 by Gemini)? As far as I know, the pro's for the SE/30 upgrade is that I get the Color QuickDraw ROM routines and the Direct Slot expansion port. The con's are that I have to spend at least $500 more for the Apple upgrade, and that the local Apple repairman said he's seen many third-party boards die in 1 year. Please give me your opinion taking into consideration price/value/performance, and future upgrade possibilities. Thanks, Chester Liu --- cht@athena.mit.edu ...!ihnp4!eddie.mit.edu!cht
jasper@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (02/16/90)
A couple of things you are forgetting. The SCSI port in SE/30 is faster than the SE's. Also, most accelerator boards don't come with a math chip. (at least when I was looking) Have you looked at the cost of selling your SE and buying a new SE/30. Apple just dropped their education prices on the SE/30 (and SE too). When I did it 6 months ago I was able to sell mine and buy a new machine for about $1600. Obviously that depends alot on what you can get for your SE. I sold mine before they announced the new SE/FDHD. Have fun Nick Jasper jasper@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu